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Majedie Investments Scraps CEO Role

William Barlow will no longer be CEO of Majedie Investments, as the trust has disbanded the role, Investment Week can ... Read more

Home REIT Sells A Further 153 Properties At 65% Loss

Home REIT has continued to offload its property portfolio to shore up its financial position by selling a further 153 ... Read more

HANetf To Launch India Internet And E-commerce ETF

HANetf is set to launch an ETF offering investors ESG-screened exposure to the rapid digitation of India. Read more

Parkwalk Advisors Launches UK University Spinout EIS Fund

Venture capital firm Parkwalk Advisors has launched a EIS fund to invest in early-stage science and deep tech business... Read more

Shareholder Activism And M&A Surge Is A Mixed Blessing For Investment Trust Sector

Discounts not seen since the Global Financial Crisis are driving a fresh surge in shareholder activism and M&A acr... Read more

FSCS Warns Industry Levy Set To Rise To £415m For 2024/25

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is set to increase its levy to £415m for the 2024/25 financial year... Read more

Chancellor Could Unveil Major ISA Reform In Autumn Statement - Reports

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could announce significant changes to the ISA regime in the Autumn Statement on 22 November. Read more

Euro Strengthens Amid Market Quietude, Bitcoins Rally Poses Tailwind For Tech

Euro is showing signs of fortitude in relatively subdued market conditions today. The overnight rebounds in EUR/USD an... Read more

FCA Takes Aim At Wealth Managers Over High-risk And High-fee Products

The Financial Conduct Authority has slammed wealth management and stockbroking firms over practices that the regulator... Read more

Asia Dragon Assets Swell By Over £200m Following Abrdn New Dawn Merger

Asia Dragon (DGN) trust has seen its total assets grow by £214.7m following its merger with abrdn New Dawn (ABD). Read more

Abrdn Equity Income Flattens Management Fee

The board of the abrdn Equity Income (AEI) trust is flattening its management fee after reaching an agreement with its... Read more

Andrew Bailey Warns Of Risks To World Economy Posed By 'fragmentation'

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned of the risks posed by “fragmentation” to the world economy, and ... Read more

Dollar Facing Headwinds, Swiss Franc Rebounding

Dollar making efforts to continue this week’s rebound, but momentum appears to be lacking, except against Yen. Addit... Read more

UK To Outline Regulatory Rules For ESG Ratings Industry As Early As January 2024

The UK Treasury is set to outline the regulatory regime for ESG ratings providers at the start of next year. Read more